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by j_baker 15y ago
I would argue that they fall under "getting things done". Because they do help people get things done, right? :-)
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by j_baker 15y ago
I'm just going to throw this out there, but I think this list is BS. There's really only two bullet points you need: 1. Get things done. 2. Make sure people know you're getting things done. ...and not necessarily in that order either.
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by j_baker 15y ago
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but what is "voluntary response data"? Is the author arguing that the only statistically valid way to do a study is to put a gun to peoples' heads and demand that they take a survey? I can't think of
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by j_baker 15y ago
Two things: 1. It's awfully presumptuous for you to assume that all these people are just raring to come to the US and the only thing holding them back is the lack of a startup visa. Perhaps people don't live in the US because they want
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by j_baker 15y ago
I think there are pros and cons. On one hand, it can make communication a pain. On the other hand, it gives you access to a wide variety of people you might not otherwise be able to work with. With the right communication tools (especial
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by j_baker 15y ago
I don't plan on losing any sleep about Coda's position about HN. I've got better things to do with my time. But at the same time, I don't blame people on HN for being a bit angry and venting on the subject. That's what people tend to do w
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by j_baker 15y ago
Why would someone who doesn't give a shit say something like "I’d rather suck a dog’s nose dry than lend a hand to the nerd slapfights on Hacker News."[1] That sounds like the attitude of someone who very much does give a shit about HN en
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by j_baker 15y ago
You really believe functional programmers are more willing to treat their language choice as a golden hammer than C++ or Java programmers? You must have installed a different version of reality than I have.
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by j_baker 15y ago
For the record, it's not one more click. If you hover over the dropdown, it brings the menu up.
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by j_baker 15y ago
When I pirate content, it's for one of a few reasons: * The content isn't available in the US yet. Being a big fan of British television, this is probably the biggest reason. * I want to watch a TV show and the full series isn't available
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by j_baker 15y ago
You might also take it as my inability to see comments that didn't yet exist.
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by j_baker 15y ago
Interesting. You point all the bad things the author did in regard to wikipedia's process, which I suppose is fair. But at the same time, you don't really make a compelling argument that the person in question doesn't belong in wikipedi
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by j_baker 15y ago
Am I the only one who noticed that Custer claimed he wouldn't fight Universal in the press... in a statement released to the press including his arguments as to why Universal is wrong? I'm willing to support just about anyone who is taking
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by j_baker 15y ago
I almost completely disagree. To be fair, I don't doubt that there are companies use simplicity as an excuse for not adding value. At the same time, there are at least as many companies out there that pack feature after feature into the
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by j_baker 15y ago
Google is very much a random, rhizomatic company. For the project I'm working on, we have all sorts of different groups who are working on random bits of functionality (some of which overlap with and duplicate each other) that we need to i
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What are these structures in the Gobi desert in China?(quora.com)
3 points by j_baker 15y ago|0 comments
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by j_baker 15y ago
Google. The search engine's algorithm really was a technological breakthrough in comparison to its antecedents which were better priced, packaged, timed, and marketed.
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by j_baker 15y ago
Disliking Flash doesn't make me a fundamentalist. Flash is "fine" in much the same way IE 6 is "fine". Sure, it gets the job done, but who the hell enjoys using it , user or developer?
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by j_baker 15y ago
I think it depends on context. A well-architected application (they do exist) where a lot of work was put into designing the arrows and boxes will suffer from this effect less so than one where the arrows and boxes were added on haphazard
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by j_baker 15y ago
I think this is a bit naive. It's like buying a car. Do people care if they buy a Toyota with a V-8 engine? Absolutely. They just don't know if that's good or bad, so they'll ask a car geek. After all, they want a car that is fast, get
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by j_baker 15y ago
Clearly the answer is to have a spec for the spec.
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by j_baker 15y ago
I don't think the author ever said that Consumer Reports should be a cheerleader for top-selling products. Rather, the author says that Consumer Reports doesn't seem to have much influence over what sells. It sounds to me like you agree
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How To Get Hired -- What CS Students Need to Know(kegel.com)
5 points by j_baker 15y ago|0 comments
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Diabetes Will Strike One in 10 Adults by 2030(sfgate.com)
2 points by j_baker 15y ago|0 comments
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by j_baker 15y ago
I don't have a college degree and I was offered a job. Believe me, there's no chance in hell google would hire me if I put in a resume. Hell, even if they like my resume, they wouldn't have likes my crap interview performance. :-)
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by j_baker 15y ago
Erm... I don't see it. :-)
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Ask HN: I was just acquired by Google. What should I expect?
30 points by j_baker 15y ago|7 comments
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by j_baker 15y ago
I do like this idea, but I'm a bit skeptical that a relic of the 1930s would work in our modern economy. Thus, I suspect the answer is a bit more complex than "Bring back Glass-Steagall".
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by j_baker 15y ago
Redis is just a good piece of software. I don't see any reason why a web programmer couldn't benefit from spending time to learn it. I simply don't think a remotely complex web application can do without it these days.
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by j_baker 15y ago
I thought that this sounded neat until I read the part about bridging "SOA, REST, Pub/Sub and other middleware architectures". And realize that IBM is doing nothing more than creating a new buzzword and marketing it with a bunch of (proba

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